Hygienic spout for bottles

ABSTRACT

The hygienic spout for bottles is a single part including a body which is rigidly connected to a base having a sunken area in the centre thereof. The sunken area and the inner surface of the body define a ring for support on the mouth of the bottle. The mouth of the bottle can be cleaned or disinfected, while maintaining the properties of contents to be consumed and being able to be used as a glass. The spout has a preferably frustoconical embodiment which allows the use thereof on bottles with different mouth diameters and the stacking of various spouts in a removable manner, facilitates condensation and reduces the effervescence of fizzy, frothy or carbonated drinks. An antiseptic strip can be arranged over the inner surface of the spout or it can be covered with an antiseptic solution for cleaning or disinfecting the mouth of the bottle.

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REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hygienic nozzle for bottles, the bodyof which is rigidly joined to a base which has a recess in the centralpart thereof forming a ring with the interior surface of the body of thenozzle for the support thereof on the mouth of bottles.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

At present and as a reference to the prior art, it is common and knownto utilize different closures for bottles such as cork or plasticstoppers as well as metallic caps or capsules which prevent theaccidental pouring of the contents of the bottle and serve to maintainor preserve the properties of the liquids. The removal of said closuresfor the consumption of beverages can leave residues such as rust, corkor mold on the mouth of the bottle.

Also known are diverse nozzles for pouring the contents of the bottlessuch as those used for pouring cider, dressing salads or measuring outliquors.

In bars it is common to use a paper serviette which is rolled on themouth of the bottle when beverages are served in order to consume themdirectly from the bottle, with the aim that the consumer can cleanpossible remains of rust or residues left by the closure of the bottleand as a hygienic measure.

In the face of this state of affairs, the object of the invention claimsa hygienic nozzle for bottles which consists of a body which is rigidlyjoined to a base which has a recess in the central part thereof forminga ring with the interior surface of the body of the nozzle for thesupport thereof on the mouth of bottles.

The use of this nozzle enables the cleaning of possible residues fromthe mouth of the bottles, as well as the preservation of the propertiesof the beverage to be consumed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention makes reference to a hygienic nozzle for bottlescomposed of a body rigidly joined to a base which has, at its center, arecess which defines, with the interior surface of the body of thenozzle, a support ring on the mouth of the bottle which enables thecleaning of possible residues from the mouth of the bottles as well asthe preservation of the properties of the beverage to be consumed.

The body of the nozzle preferably adopts a tapered configuration whichenables the use thereof in bottles with different mouth diameters sincethe nozzle is supported by the interior part of the base thereof on thebottles with standard or smaller diameter and on the interior wall ofthe body of the nozzle in bottles with greater diameter.

Furthermore it is provided that the recess of the base of the nozzle hasa conical form, which enables the stacking of various nozzles in animmovable manner, facilitating the packaging and storage thereof sinceupon inserting a nozzle into the interior of another, the volume of theassembly is considerably reduced, which economizes the costs ofpackaging and minimizes the space required for the storage thereof.

The conical form of the recess of the base of the nozzle alsofacilitates condensation and reduces the effervescence of gaseous,sparkling or carbonated beverages, allowing the properties of saidbeverages to be maintained.

In addition, the nozzle object of the invention is provided such that itcan contain, in the interior thereof, antiseptic elements by means ofinserting a sheet into the interior part of the nozzle or by means ofutilizing an antiseptic solution applied by means of impregnation orspraying, which improves the hygienic qualities of the nozzle.

Lastly, it is provided such that on the exterior surface of the body ofthe nozzle which has smooth walls, a label can be placed by means ofadhering, printing or stamping which enables the use thereof foradvertising or informative purposes.

Additionally, the nozzle, due to its tapered configuration with flatbase, can be utilized as a glass for sampling “shots” and can besupported on the bar on a table or on any horizontal surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to better understand the nature of the invention, in theattached drawings, a preferred industrial embodiment is represented,which is merely an illustrative and non-limiting example.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the nozzle sectioned longitudinallyin which the body (1), the interior surface (2), the base (3) and therecess (4) are shown.

FIG. 2 shows an upper perspective view of the hygienic nozzle forbottles in which the elements composing it are observed in variablescale: body (1), base (3) and recess (4).

FIG. 3 shows a lower perspective view of the hygienic nozzle for bottlesin which the body (1), the interior surface (2) and the recess (4) ofthe base (3) are observed.

FIG. 4 shows a sectioned lateral view of the nozzle in which the body(1), the interior surface (2), the base (3), the recess (4) areobserved, supported on the mouth of the nozzle (5).

In these figures, the following references are represented:

1. Body

2. Interior surface

3. Base

4. Recess

5. Bottle

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

With reference to the drawings and references numbered above, apreferred embodiment object of the invention is illustrated in theattached plans, relating to a hygienic nozzle for bottles.

The device which is proposed as illustrated in FIG. 1 consists of ahygienic nozzle for bottles which has a body (1) with a taperedconfiguration rigidly joined to a base (3) which has, in the centerthereof, a conical recess (4) which defines, with the interior surface(2) of the body (1) of the nozzle, a support ring on the mouth of thebottle (5) which enables the use thereof for cleaning the residues ofthe mouth or the disinfecting thereof, preserves the properties of thebeverages, is easily stackable and can be used as a glass and as anadvertising or informative medium.

The recess (4) preferably has a conical form as is illustrated in FIGS.1 and 4 which facilitates the immovability of the nozzles when they arestacked one on top of the other, reducing the costs of packaging, aswell as the space for the storage thereof. Furthermore, this conicalform of the recess (4) of the base (3) of the nozzle facilitatescondensation and reduces the effervescence of gaseous, sparkling orcarbonated beverages, allowing the properties of said beverages to bemaintained.

The use of antiseptic elements on the interior surface (2) of the body(1) of the nozzle, is preferably provided by means of the insertion ofan antiseptic sheet or by means of impregnation or spraying of anantiseptic substance suitable for human consumption.

The tapered formation of the body (1) of the nozzle and the flat base(3) enables the use thereof as a glass as is reflected in FIG. 3.

The smooth exterior surface of the body (1) as is reflected in FIG. 2facilitates the placement of labels by means of adhering, printing orstamping which enables the use thereof for advertising or informativepurposes.

Furthermore, the tapered form of the body (1) of the nozzle enables theuse thereof on bottles with mouths of different diameters, since thenozzle is supported by the interior part of the base (3) on the bottleswith standard or smaller diameter and on the interior surface (2) of thebody (1) of the nozzle on the bottles with a greater diameter, as isrepresented in FIG. 4.

Thanks to this configuration, the known paper serviette rolled on themouth of the bottle, commonly used in bars, can be substituted with anozzle which enables the cleaning of the possible residues from themouth of the bottles or the disinfecting thereof, the preservation ofthe properties of the beverage to be consumed, the use thereof as aglass or as an advertising or informative medium as well as theadaptation to different mouth diameters and the immovable stacking ofvarious nozzles, reducing the costs of packaging and facilitating thestorage thereof.

Variations in materials, form, size and arrangement of the componentelements, described in a non-limiting manner, do not alter the essenceof this utility model.

1. A hygienic nozzle for bottles comprising: a body; and a base, saidbody being made integral in a single body and rigidly joined to saidbase, said base having a center with a recess, said body having aninterior surface, said recess and said interior surface defining asupport ring so as to enable cleaning, disinfecting, maintainingproperties of beverages and dispensing beverages as a glass.
 2. Thehygienic nozzle for bottles according to claim 1, wherein said body hasa tapered configuration so as to fit bottles with different mouthdiameters.
 3. The hygienic nozzle for bottles according to claim 1,wherein said recess has a conical form so as to enable stacking in animmovable manner, facilitating condensation and reducing effervescenceof beverages.
 4. The hygienic nozzle for bottles according to claim 1,wherein said interior surface is provided with an antiseptic sheet forcleaning or disinfecting.
 5. The hygienic nozzle for bottles accordingto claim 1, wherein said interior surface is covered with an antisepticsolution suitable for human consumption by impregnation or spraying. 6.The hygienic nozzle for bottles according to claim 1, wherein said bodyhas a smooth exterior surface so as to enable placement of a label by atleast one of a group consisting of adhering, printing and stamping.